Rich Cantrill

Brigadier Richard John Cantrill, OBE, MC is a senior Royal Marines officer. In September 2020, he assumed command of 3 Commando Brigade.[1]

Rich Cantrill
Brigadier Cantrill in 2021
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Marines
Years of service1996–present
RankBrigadier
Commands held3 Commando Brigade (2020–)
42 Commando (2014–16)
Battles/warsSierra Leone Civil War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Military career

Cantrill joined the Corps of Royal Marines in 1996. He was promoted to major in 2004 and, in 2008, deployed to Afghanistan as officer commanding L Company, 42 Commando. He led the company during a three-day assault on Kasnishin, a Taliban stronghold, during the deployment, for which he was awarded the Military Cross.[2][3] Promoted to lieutenant colonel in 2010, he became Military Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Defence for Military Strategy and Operations, was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 New Year Honours,[4] and was made commanding officer of 42 Commando. In 2016, Cantrill was promoted to colonel and made the chief of staff for the Commander UK Amphibious Forces.[1]

Cantrill joined the Ministry of Defence as the Assistant Head for Counter-terrorism and UK Operations in 2018, and was appointed to command 3 Commando Brigade on 2 September 2020.[1]

References
  1. "Future Amphibious Forces Online". Future Amphibious Forces Online.
  2. "Rugby tackle...pistol charge...what it takes to win the Military Cross". www.standard.co.uk. 12 April 2012.
  3. "No. 59182". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 September 2009. p. 15640.
  4. "CANTRILL, Richard John | ͏". www.commandoveterans.org.
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